Director of Research/Senior Physician Scientist, Cherng Family Center for Integrative Oncology

Director of Research/Senior Physician Scientist, Cherng Family Center for Integrative Oncology - (10031724)

Description

Director of Research | Cherng Family Center for Integrative Oncology | Southern California, CA

City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. and ranked among the nation’s Top 5 cancer centers by U.S. News & World Report, is committed to becoming a world leader in integrative oncology through the Cherng Family Center for Integrative Oncology, established with the generous support from the Panda Charitable Family Foundation. The Cherng Family Center for Integrative Oncology seeks a Director for Research to spearhead the advancement of integrative oncology research across City of Hope.

This position is a rare opportunity to work in a 500+ member integrated, multidisciplinary Medical Group Practice serving an NCI designated comprehensive cancer center in Southern California and across City of Hope enterprise including Chicago, Atlanta and Phoenix. City of Hope is an expanding institution in both numbers of patients per year as well as infrastructure investment in clinical, academic and research facilities.

HIGHLIGHTS / PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

This leadership role is vital to driving innovation in evidence-based integrative therapies, enhancing patient outcomes, leading to changing the standard of care and positioning the Cherng Family Center as a national and global leader. The Director of Research will function as a leader, innovator, facilitator, and change agent in advancing high-impact research initiatives and groundbreaking discoveries. They will engage integrative oncology researchers at every level (principal investigators, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, staff researchers, etc.) as well as clinicians and stakeholders to foster collaborations. This role will be key in cultivating the next generation of integrative oncology researchers and will lead integrative oncology research efforts at City of Hope towards the greatest potential impact.

Qualifications

• Mid-career or senior Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. candidates welcome to apply who is an accomplished researched and leader in integrative oncology and is highly adept in clinical trials and programmatic management.
• Strong track record of research funding from NIH and other federal and non-federal sources
• The selected candidate for the position must be eligible to obtain or already hold an active California medical license
• Board certification/eligibility

PAY & BENEFITS

Base Salary Range: $400,000 - $500,000 (base pay commensurate with qualified academic rank).

o The salary range listed is exclusively for base compensation for full-time employment and does not include incentive compensation or benefits. Actual compensation will be adjusted for experience, training, hospital/community need and other factors.

Benefits information: City of Hope Medical Group Benefits

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.
Primary Location: United States-California-Duarte

Job: Physician

Job Posting: Jul 18, 2025

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About City of Hope

City of Hope is an independent biomedical research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a leader in bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy such as CAR T cell therapy. City of Hope’s translational research and personalized treatment protocols advance care throughout the world. Human synthetic insulin, monoclonal antibodies and numerous breakthrough cancer drugs are based on technology developed at the institution.  AccessHopeTM, a wholly owned subsidiary, was launched in 2019 and is dedicated to serving employers and their health care partners by providing access to City of Hope’s exceptional cancer expertise. A National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, City of Hope is ranked among the nation’s “Best Hospitals” in cancer by U.S. News & World Report. Its main campus is located near Los Angeles, with additional locations throughout Southern California and in Arizona.

Recently, the organization extended its reach beyond Duarte to include clinical network sites in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, steadily moving it to number one in Southern California for inpatient market share and pushing its capacity limits. In 2018, City of Hope began a transformational journey with ambitious goals in the areas of patient care, value-based care and precision medicine, hematology malignancies, stem cell transplants, and meaningful innovations and cures. Integral to the realization of these goals is the expansion of City of Hope to the Orange County market. 

Our community includes research associates, scientists, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, graduate students, fundraising specialists, marketing professionals, volunteers and an extensive support staff. We are united by our desire to find cures, save lives and transform the future of health. Every discovery we make and every new treatment we create gives people the chance to live longer, better and more fully.

City of Hope continues to be a pioneer of patient-centered care and remains committed to its tradition of exceptional care for patients, families and and communities. Each day, we live out our credo:

"There is no profit in curing the body, if, in the process, we destroy the soul."